Alternative Frequencies: 40 Years of RTRFM

Alternative Frequencies: 40 Years of RTRFM is a journey through the sometimes turbulent, often uplifting and always community-focused history of RTRFM. The exhibition celebrates the past, present and future of Western Australia’s longest running FM community radio station.

Curated by RTRFM and the State Library, the trip down memory lane features a unique collection of audio, images, stories, memorabilia and equipment that not only tells the story of RTRFM, but the story of FM radio in Western Australia.

Alternative Frequencies: 40 Years of RTRFM runs until Sunday 11 February in the Ground Floor Gallery at the State Library of Western Australia.

Entry is free.

To coincide with the exhibition we have trawled through the archives and found the below audio and videos. Take a trip back in time to a year ago or 40 years ago.

89 Discussing the first broadcast of Triple J

90 Love Rocket Pop Culture Show Ad

90s Subscriber Promo ft BB King

After a short break in broadcasting, RTRFM releases ad to appeal for subscribers.

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Abbe May 40th message

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Abbe May ID (Breakfast)

Abbe May ID (Breakfast)

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Aboriginal Tribe Sweep

Aboriginal Tribe-Sweep

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Alien Voiceover ID

Alien Voiceover-ID

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Anti Smoking Documentary

1990’s anti smoking documentary on the dangers of smoking by health way.

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ATQ Content warning Sweeper

ATQ Content warning-Sweeper

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Backs of the palms Barr Sweeper

Backs of the palms-Barr Sweeper

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Beat Box Intro ID

‘This is your man Razel, and you’re tuned into full frequency’

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Below The Fold Theme

Chris Wheeldon and James Small look at political news that fell below the fold-Intro

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Ben Kweller Sweeper

Ben Kweller sings to Perter Barr and can’t quite remember the station frequency.

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Ben Stinga Discussing Perth House DJs 1993

Ben Stinga Discussing Perth House DJs 1993

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BIg J ID

BIg J-ID

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Black & Blue Sweeper 3

Black & Blue Sweeper 3

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Black and Blue 1993 Chris Webb Interview

Black and Blue interviews Chris Webb

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BPM 20 02 89 – 78 Records Sponsorship Cart

78 Records Sponsorship Cart

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Breakfast with Barr Sweeper

‘One day mum we will have all the answers’

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Breakfast with Barr Theme

The introduction theme to Peter Barr’s music show.

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BRMC ID (RTRFM)

BRMC ID (RTRFM)

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Burning Down the House intro

Burning_Down_the_House_intro

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Bye Bye Barr

RTRFM’s very own Peter Barr left his position hosting the breakfast show here in 2014 and was working behind the scenes ever since but alas, in 2017 he finally decided to set sail from the RTRFM offices.

Peter joined Breakfast with Caitlin to recount golden moments say thank you and give a fond farewell.

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Calexico ID (RTRFM)

Calexico ID (RTRFM)

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Californian Punk Rock Sweeper

California a governors task force has determined punk rockers are…’

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Cam Avery ID Breakfast

Cam Avery ID Breakfast

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Chilly Willy Sweeper

‘It’s about Chris getting chilly on his willy’

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Club A Sponsorship 6UVS

Club A Sponsors 6UVS for all alternative dance music from the early 80’s till today.

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Colin Bridges show intro

A celebration of Colin Bridges 30 years in radio.

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D D D Dance BPM

D D D Dance-BPM- show introduction to beats per minute.

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D&B Intro Sweep

A very ambient liquid house introduction.

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Damon Lockwood ID Breakfast

Damon Lockwood ID Breakfast

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Daniel Rossen ID Breakfast

Daniel Rossen ID Breakfast

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Dave Callan ID Breakfast

Dave Callan ID Breakfast

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Dennis Cometti ID (RTRFM)

Dennis Cometti ID (RTRFM)

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Diesel Train Whistle (BPM)

Diesel Train Whistle (BPM)

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Disclosure FF ID

Disclosure FF ID

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Do You Like Music Sweeper

Do You Like Music- Sweeper

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Dont Tip Till You Eat Them-ID

Dont Tip Till You Eat Them-ID

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Down The Dole Office (Worlds first Thrash Opera)

Down The Dole Office (Worlds first Thrash Opera)

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Drastic On Plastic Sweep

Drastic On Plastic-Sweep

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Drinking Urine Bar Sweep

Peter Bar talks about surviving in the wild.

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Drivetime July 89 Discussing foundation of Techno

Drivetime July 89 Discussing foundation of Techno

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EACH TO HIS OWN 1992 RTRFM Cup Promo Cart

EACH TO HIS OWN 1992 RTRFM Cup Promo Cart

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EACH TO HIS OWN June 1990 Dr Lesbea Speaks to Jesus

EACH TO HIS OWN June 1990 Dr Lesbea Speaks to Jesus

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Elder ID (Breakfast)

Elder ID (Breakfast)

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Elevation NYE Rave 1993

Elevation NYE Rave shelter event cart!

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Essence Of Bar Sweep

Essence Of Bar-Sweep

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ETHOS Xmas 91 – “Alternative Christianity”

A man calls up to express his support for an alternative Christianity.

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Everyone A Classic (BPM)

Everyone A Classic (BPM)

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Factory Records Compilation 1987

Factory Records Compilation 1987

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Factory Records Compilation 1987

Factory Records Compilation 1987

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FasterThanLightIntro

FasterThanLightIntro

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Fat Freddy ID

Fat Freddy-ID

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Feel Good Rainbow Techno Sweeper

Feel Good Rainbow Techno- Sweeper

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FF A-Sides In The Mix Sweeper

FF A-Sides In The Mix Sweeper

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First Drastic on Plastic

A small snippet from the very first Drastic on Plastic in 1983 with Lorraine Clifford.

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Former GM Kath Lech Part 1

A long discussion with former General Manager Kath Lech. Kath was instrumental in creating the RTRFM we now know. She implemented Radiothon and pushed In The Pines to become the pinnacle of WA Music events. She went on to be GM of Triple R in Melbourne and now works as a consultant to the CBAA.

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Former GM Kath Lech Part 2

A long discussion with former General Manager Kath Lech. Kath was instrumental in creating the RTRFM we now know. She implemented Radiothon and pushed In The Pines to become the pinnacle of WA Music events. She went on to be GM of Triple R in Melbourne and now works as a consultant to the CB

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Fremantle Story Cart

Fremantle Story-Cart- Read by peter Barr

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French Man ID

French Man-ID

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Funk-Intro

Funk-Intro

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General Justice Sweeper

General Justice- Sweeper

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George Chitzoff ID

George Chitzoff-ID

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Get Out Those Old Records (Nostalgia)

Get Out Those Old Records (Nostalgia)

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Gettin Hectic 93 94 Side A Shout out to Hunter (deceased)

Gettin_Hectic_93_94_Side_A_Shout out to Hunter (deceased)

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Gimme Some Truth 2014 – RTRFM’s Music Documentary Festival

Trailer for RTRFM’s music doc festival Gimme Some Truth 2014!

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Gimme Some Truth RTRFM’s Music Documentary Film Festival 2015

Trailer for RTRFM’s music doc festival Gimme Some Truth 2015!

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GJ 4 Viv Richards – You’ve got to believe in something

An interview about being a true rasta

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Golden Apples Of The Sun ID

Golden Apples Of The Sun-ID

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Good Times Sweep

Good Times Sweeper

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Greg Fleet ID (Breakfast)

Greg Fleet ID (Breakfast)

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Grizzly Bear Daniel Rossen ID RTRFM

Grizzly Bear Daniel Rossen ID RTRFM

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Henry Wu Id

It’s your boy Henry Wu

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Hey this is Z Sweeper

Hey this is Z- Sweeper

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Hinds ID (RTRFM)

Hinds ID (RTRFM)

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Hip Hop Intro

Hip Hop-Intro

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House Music – crossing over in 88 edit (New Review)

House Music – crossing over in 88 edit (New Review) (INTERVIEW)

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Ibeyi ID (RTRFM)

Ibeyi ID (RTRFM)

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In The Mix v1

In The Mix v1 (Sweeper)

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Interview Vini Reilly Durutti Column (Manchester Scene Educational)

Interview Vini Reilly Durutti Column (Manchester Scene Educational)

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Interview with Dr Ian Cook 12th October 2017

Interview with Dr Ian Cook 12th October 2017

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It’s 3AM Eternal ID (BPM)

It’s 3AM Eternal-ID (BPM)

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IWD Gina Williams

IWD Gina Williams

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Jae Laffer ID Breakfast

Jae Laffer ID Breakfast

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James Blake ID

James Blake ID

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Jane Caro ID (RTRFM)

Jane Caro ID (RTRFM)

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Jen Cloher ID (RTRFM)

Jen Cloher ID (RTRFM)

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Jenny And Nan Cart

Jenny And Nan-Cart

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John Birman on station’s origins

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John Howard’s Phone Number Sweeper

John Howards Phone Number-Sweeper- During Peter Barr’s interview a girl admits she had John Howards number.

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John Hughes Cart

A short advert for John Hughes’s car dealership

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Joni In The Moon ID (Breakfast)

Joni In The Moon ID (Breakfast)

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Jose Gonzalez ID (RTRFM)

Jose Gonzalez ID (RTRFM)

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Jose James ID (RTRFM)

Jose James ID (RTRFM)

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Josh Earl ID Breakfast

Josh Earl ID Breakfast

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Julia Holter ID (RTRFM)

Julia Holter ID (RTRFM)

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K15 ID (RTRFM)

K15 ID (RTRFM)

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Kelpe ID (RTRFM)

Kelpe ID (RTRFM)

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Kevin Parker-ID

Kevin Parker-ID

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Kucka ID (RTRFM)

Kucka ID (RTRFM)

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Kylie On Crack

‘We’re kind of going for kyle on crack mixed with Kings Of The Stone Age’

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Large Country Intro

Large Country-Intro

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Latin Samba Intro Sweeper

Latin Samba Intro-Sweeper

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Lawrence Leung ID Breakfast

Lawrence Leung ID Breakfast

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Life at RTRFM: Pat Chow

Local three piece, noise makers Pat Chow don’t really do acoustic but they will do anything for Cailtin. Goldy and Ben popped into the studio to play a couple of tunes including their normally raucous Bad Thoughts.

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Live at RTRFM: Abbe May

Abbe May is back and she has a whole new set of songs. Abbe is constantly changing and her new album will be something completely different to her last incarnation.

As a special preview to the new album, Abbe sung Breakfast with Caitlin’s, Caitlin Nienaber with a bit of a posse. Flanked by Joni Hogan of Joni in the Moon, Morgan Bain, Odette Mercy and Davey Craddock, Abbe gave us Doomsday.

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Live at RTRFM: Boat Show

Boat Show have already made their mark on the local music scene despite their short life. Their debut album ‘Ground Breaking Masterpiece’ was a feature on RTRFM.

They recently popped into Breakfast with Caitlin during our International Women’s Day special broadcast, featuring all female presenters, musicians and guests all day, March 8 2017.

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Live at RTRFM: Childsaint

Childsaint popped into the studio to play a song for Caitlin ahead of their performance at In the Pines 2017

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Live at RTRFM: Davey Craddock

Davey Craddock performing live at RTRFM in 2014

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Live at RTRFM: Good Morning

Melbourne band Good Morning made their WA live debut at Camp Doogs 2017 and they are sticking around in Perth for a week of more shows.

Stefan and Liam paid a visit to Breakfast with Caitlin to play a song and talk about the eighth anniversary of their label Bedroom Suck.

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Live at RTRFM: Group Therapy Records

Em Burrows is a prolific song writer and fronts Em Burrows and the Bearded Rainbow. She has also started her own record label, Group Therapy Records.

She and a collection of her band mates popped into Breakfast with Caitlin on May 24th 2017 to run through a special little cover of Mental As Anything’s classic Live It Up.

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Live at RTRFM: New Nausea

Albert Pritchard aka New Nausea plays for us during Breakfast with Caitlin. Normally the drummer of Shit Narnia or guitarist of Mung Dahl, Albert strips it back for his solo moniker.

Track: Bright Bloody Blue

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Live at RTRFM: Rabbit Island

Amber Fresh aka Rabbit Island is no stranger to RTRFM.

She dropped by to help us launch Heavenly Bodies, taking up a space on our studio floor.

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Live at RTRFM: Rainy Day Women

Rainy Day women dropped in to chat to Peter Barr and play a song back in 2014

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Live at RTRFM: Split Seconds

Now living in the big city of Melbourne, Perth boy Sean Pollard popped home in 2015 for a quick fire tour with his band Split Seconds.

He popped into the Breakfast with Barr for one last time to sing Pete a few tunes. One from his EP, Neil Young and Dumb and one of Pete’s favourites.

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Live at RTRFM: Timothy Nelson & The Infidels

Timothy Nelson and The Infidels popped into the studio for a couple of tunes after the release of their fantastic album Terror Terror Hide it Hide it

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Live at RTRFM: Tiny Ruins

New Zealand’s Tiny Ruins graced the studio of Drastic on Plastic to play a few tunes while on tour in Perth in 2014.

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Live at RTRFM: Tiny Ruins including interview with Sarah Tout

A performance by New Zealand’s Tiny Ruins plus an interview. Filmed during their 2014 tour.

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Live at The Cornflakes Ads

Live at The Cornflakes Ads

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Live on RTRFM: Methyl Ethel feat: Ben Witt & Ali Flintoff

It was Pete Barr’s final week on air and he wanted some local bands to do a couple of covers. The couple of bands turned into nearly 30 and we filmed a couple.

Methyl Ethel stopped by to play “All My Friends” by LCD Soundsystem with a bit of help from Ben Witt (Mei Saraswati Band, Rabbit Island) and Ali Flintoff (Dream Rimmy).

With Jake propped up on the desk in Studio A, Methyl Ethel took the song somewhere else and gave it a very distinctive Perth feel. Peter definitely got one hell of a goodbye.

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Look At The Size Of That Thing Sweeper

Look At The Size Of That Thing-Sweeper

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Looney Tunes Cart

Looney Tunes-Cart

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Loosen Your Seatbelt ID

Loosen Your Seatbelt-ID

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Lou Barlow ID (RTRFM)

Lou Barlow ID (RTRFM)

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Love & Rockets Comic Books Promo

Love & Rockets Comic Books Promo

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Lucinda Williams ID (RTRFM)

Lucinda Williams ID (RTRFM)

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Luna Palace-Cart

Luna Palace-Cart

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Mac FF ID

Mac FF ID

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Magda Szubanski ID (Breakfast)

Magda Szubanski ID (Breakfast)

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Mayor Hawthorne ID

Mayor Hawthorne- ID

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Memories (Nostalgia)

Nostalgia memories sweep.

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Molly Meldrum ID

Molly Meldrum-ID

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Movie Squad Sweeper

Movie Squad-Sweeper

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Mr Scruff-ID

Mr Scruff-ID

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Mrs Yummy Fur part 2

Interview with Mrs McYummy for Dr Lesbian Brazil

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Neon Indian ID (RTRFM)

Neon Indian ID (RTRFM)

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New Review 29 9 87 Side A Another Fine Black Voice

‘Marshall is in ecstasy here…’

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News From No Where Intro Cart

News From No Where Intro-Cart

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Oscar Key Sung ID (RTRFM)

Oscar Key Sung ID (RTRFM)

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OTL MAY 96 Genge’s Hit Pick intro

OTL MAY 96 Genge’s Hit Pick intro

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Out To Lunch May 96, Hosts Birthday, Discussing World Record Sized Vegetables

Out To Lunch May 96, Hosts Birthday, Discussing World Record Sized Vegetables

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Peter Bibby ID (Breakfast)

Peter Bibby ID (Breakfast)

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Peter Garrett ID (RTR)

Peter Garrett ID (RTR)

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Pride March Promo

Promo for the gay parade throughout Perth.

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Radio Cuts Dust Cart

A cart talking about how aliens can access the radio as well!

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Radiothon 1994 Promo

Raw clippings of a 1994 radiothon promo

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Radiothon 2011 Get on Board

A video for RTRFM’s Get on Board campaign for Radiothon 2011

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Radiothon 2012 – Make It Happen 1

The first of six videos for RTRFM’s 2012 Radiothon campaign

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Radiothon 2012 – Make It Happen 2

The second video for RTRFM’s Radiothon 2012 campaign. Make it happen!

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Radiothon 2012 – Make It Happen 3

The third video that asked you to Make it Happen for RTRFM in 2012!

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Radiothon 2012 – Make It Happen 4

The fourth video that helped Make It Happen for RTRFM in 2012

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Radiothon 2012 – Make It Happen 5

The fifth video asking you to Make It Happen for Radiothon 2012.

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Radiothon 2012 -Make It Happen – Ira Glass (This American Life)

Early in 2012 Ira Glass of This American Life spoke to RTRFM about the importance of pledging your support to community radio.

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Radiothon 2013 – Who You Gonna Call?

A video created for Radiothon 2013!

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Radiothon 2013 – Who You Gonna Call? (Extended Version)

An extended video created for RTRFM’s Radiothon 2013 campaign. Make It Happen!

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Radiothon 2014 – Pay Your Pledge

A reminder to pay your pledge to Radiothon 2014! (You better get on that if you haven’t done it.)

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Real Scratchy Record Time Sweeper

Real Scratchy Record Time-Sweeper

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Reclink Community Cup 2017

With the AFL finals all done and dusted for another year we thought it fitting to look back at the most important game of the year, the Perth Reclink Community Cup.

The Bandgropers took out this years cup for a third year but the Newshounds certainly gave it a red hot go.

We are already gearing up for next year. Massive thanks to VAM Media for coming down and checking out all the action.

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Reclink Community Cup 2017

With the AFL finals all done and dusted for another year we thought it fitting to look back at the most important game of the year, the Perth Reclink Community Cup.

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Red Jezabel ID (Breakfast)

Red Jezabel ID (Breakfast)

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Reverend Horton Heat ID (RTRFM)

Reverend Horton Heat ID (RTRFM)

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RTRFM Creative Spaces | Abdul-Rahman Abdullah | Che Dunbar

Abdul-Rahman Abdullah (b. 1977) is a West Australian artist whose practice explores the different ways that memory can inhabit and emerge from familial space. Working primarily in sculpture and installation, Abdullah draws on passages of personal history, articulating formative experiences of individual identity within the broader scope of family.

Expanding on the narrative capacity of animal archetypes, crafted objects and the human presence, his work is intended to create a physical dialogue between the natural world and the agency of culture. While his own experiences as a Muslim Australian of mixed cultural heritage provide a starting point, Abdullah negotiates shared understandings of individual identity, new mythologies and marginalised social outlooks in a multicultural context.

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RTRFM Creative Spaces | Andy Quilty | Cooper Fox

Working primarily in drawing and painting, Andy Quilty’s work explores notions of status, belonging and sense of place within the banality of suburban Australian culture.

He has exhibited in solo and group shows interstate and abroad and his work is held in a number of state, corporate and private collections. Quilty is as a Lecturer in Fine Art at The University Of Western Australia, and Program Patron for the Military Art Program Australia.

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RTRFM Creative Spaces | Joan London | Kensal Swift

RTRFM Creative Spaces | Joan London with Kensal Swift Joan London is an internationally acclaimed, award winning author of short stories and novels.

Amongst many notable literary achievements, in 2015, Joan London was named a Western Australian State Living Treasure, and was also the recipient of the Patrick White Award, for a lifetime’s ‘outstanding contribution to Australian literature’.

The judges described her body of work as ‘quiet, poetic prose [that] opens up worlds, both real and imagined, of travel, desire, loss and love . . . London’s nomadic characters travel through space and time affirming through their relationships and varied histories a global humanity.’

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RTRFM Creative Spaces | Lachlan Skipworth | Riva-Jean Lander

The music of Australian composer Lachlan Skipworth has been described by Limelight magazine as featuring “bold, innovative textures, and compelling melody”.

His individual and highly personal compositional language is coloured by three years spent in Japan, where his immersion in the study of the shakuhachi bamboo flute inevitably became a part of his muse. He has recently been awarded the coveted Paul Lowin prize for orchestral composition for his Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (2014), which was premiered by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra with whom he is currently composer-in-residence.

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RTRFM Creative Spaces Project | Andrew Christie | Tom Allen

RTRFM Creative Spaces Project | Andrew Christie with Tom Allen Andrew Christie (b. 1978) is an Australian artist whose practice explores the different ways that objects can inhabit and contribute to familial space.

Growing up as the son of a woodworker and teacher combined with his arts training has formed both his business venture, A Good Looking Man, and his arts practice. A Good Looking Man is the result of the merging of his parent’s woodworking and teaching backgrounds in to something he is passionate about: people making things.

This translates in to workshops and community lead endeavours. His artistic practice orbits around creating tools, objects and routines for life events that most people will be touched by which may not have relevant tools and processes attributed to them.

RTRFM Creative Spaces Project | Benjamin Witt | Taila Jackson

An artist with complete mastery over his instrument, Ben’s work combines angular noise with harmonic beauty; syrupy melodies with otherworldly sounds.

Drawing inspiration from all corners of the globe and creating music that is unique and wonderful, Ben Witt has worked in his own bands, as a solo artist and also alongside other Australian and International artists.

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RTRFM Creative Spaces Project | Bruno Booth | Zen Pullen

His latest work is evolving and uses multimedia elements and installation to explore his motivations. He is interested in computer graphics and how these can influence a persons perception of the physical and the psychological. Broader themes that drive his practice include social networks (in real life and on-line) and the unprecedented change in how we communicate and disseminate information since the rise of the Internet. He is also curious about the conspicuous absence of disabled people in popular culture.

Influenced by the work of Greg Bogin, Morgan Blair and Josh Sperling, Bruno’s electric colour schemes and irregular shaped canvasses display a friendly and welcoming exterior. His installations echo the aesthetics of Koenraad Dedobbeleer, Alex Da Corte and Blair Thurman

Over the past two decades, through SODA International Ceramic Residency and The Clay House Centre, Fleur has nurtured the Ceramic Arts of Western Australia.

The themes Fleur references and the objects she creates are triggered by her immediate surroundings and an engagement in the lives of her two children Heidi and Harry. Their infectious joy and unwavering belief in magic continues to inspire her.

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RTRFM Creative Spaces Project | Hayley Welsh | Kendi Robinson

RTRFM Creative Spaces Project – Hayley Welsh with Kendi Robinson.

Hayley has established herself one of the newest creatives in the Western Australian art scene,having made the move to Australia from the UK in 2009. She has previously exhibited in London and New York and is quickly becoming recognized for her surreal, wide-eyed creatures on found objects.

With a history in Scientific and Natural History Illustration, Hayley’s paintings display a technical approach, mixed with nostalgia and humour, yet her playful aura is juxtaposed with darker undertones of the unknown and abyss.

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RTRFM Creative Spaces Project | Phil Walleystack | Geena Gill

RTRFM Creative Spaces Project | Phil Walleystack with Geena Gill. Phil Walleystack is one of Australia’s most admired entertainers. He inherits a performance tradition that pre-dates modern arts. Raised in country Western Australia, he was taught his traditional songs, dance and how to survive in the bush by his elders.

All of his life, Phil has been on stage; in the limelight, always having to be the center of attention. At age 20, Phil followed his passion and dream to become an international artist. He moved to the city of Perth and enrolled into the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, then onto Sydney to study at the National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Academy.

It was here that Phil was introduced to many forms of dance and music, from traditional Aboriginal songs and dance from all over Australia to modern contemporary music and dance.

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RTRFM Creative Spaces Project | Phoebe Phillips | Jovan Couronne

We all know Sundays are meant for slow coffees, good conversation and creative outbursts.

So Phoebe Phillips is creating a weaving community that supports all those things Phoebe was first introduced to weaving by her mother who led women’s creative groups that made woven baskets.

Phoebe has always been drawn to the meditative quality of weaving, playing with fibres, texture and design amongst the warp.

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RTRFM First Feature Record Promo 1991

RTR FM First Feature Record Promo 1991

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RTRFM In The Pines: Mitch from the Love Junkies

Mitch from The Love Junkies played an intimate set early on at In The Pines 2017

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RTRFM Radiothon 2013: Davey Craddock and Todd Pickett

Local country stars, Davey Craddock and Todd Pickett popped down for a song with Peter Barr for Radiothon 2013

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RTRFM Radiothon 2014 – Feed Your Independence

A video created to promote Radiothon 2014. Feed your independence!

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RTRFM’s Radiothon 2015: Dig Deep & Pay Your Pledge!

A reminder to pay your pledge for 2015’s Radiothon.

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RTRFM’s Radiothon 2015: Dig Deep!

A short video promoting Radiothon 2015. Dig Deep!

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RTRFM’s Slighlty Odway: Dream Rimmy vs Stella Donelly

“We like it”

This morning we continued our Breakfast with Caitlin segment, Slightly Odway, where we are ask local bands to come on in and cover another local band.

This week Ali and Jenny from Dream Rimmy took to the mic to cover band mate from another band Stella Donnelly’s Mechanical Bull.

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RTRFM’s Slightly Odway: HAMJAM vs The Sleepy Jackson

“I have a lot of love for Steelo and Mal. I think about it a lot when I am away”

We continued our Breakfast with Caitlin segment, Slightly Odway, where we are ask local bands to come on in and cover another local band.

This week HAMJAM took to the mic with mates Sam Kuzich and Mark Earley to run through The Sleepy Jackson’s ode to travel, Miles Away.

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RTRFM’s Slightly Odway: Marmion Shoelace

We continued our new Breakfast with Caitlin segment, Slightly Odway, where we are ask local bands to come on in and cover another local band.

Catch Slighty Odway, every Wednesday from 8:15am on Breakfast with Caitlin.

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RTRFM’s Slightly Odway: Pat Chow

This we continue our new Breakfast with Caitlin segment, Slightly Odway, where we are ask local bands to come on in and cover another local band.

This week Pat Chow take on The Fruity Whites modern day classic ‘Getting It Together’ and ode to sorting your life out and just getting by.

Catch Pat Chow this Saturday at RTRFM presents Fremantle Winter Music Festival 2017 and catch Slighty Odway, every Wednesday from 8:15am on Breakfast with Caitlin.

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RTRFM’s Slightly Odway: Tanaya Harper & Oosterbanger vs Mile End

“This album got me through a lot of times, I just listened to this album over and over. It is just in my fibre now, I just love this song”

We continued our Breakfast with Caitlin segment, Slightly Odway, where we are ask local bands to come on in and cover another local band. This week Tanaya Harper from Bells Rapids and Oosterbanger take on Mile End’s epic Rumblefish.

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RTRFM’s Slightly Odway: Ziggy Ramo and The Love

Perth hip-hop artist Ziggy Ramo has had a huge few months since the release of his latest single “Blackface”.

He’s played a heap of festivals including SOTAFest and Groovin the Moo, he ran for a Senate seat in the WA state election and he just dropped new song “Same Script”.

He and his band ‘The Love’ will be playing the Fremantle Winter Music Festival on Saturday 17 June and they squeezed into Breakfast with Caitlin to kick off a brand new segment.

Slightly Odway will see local musicians cover their favourite local songs each week and Ziggy Ramo dove in with a reinterpretation of Tame Impala‘s “The Less I Know the Better”.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here # 19: Lucy Peach

RTRFM have teamed up with Fremantle story to bring you the next series of The View From Here, RTRFM’s long running video series highlighting local bands in unique and special locations.

For this series RTRFM heads to the port city to showcase the amazing spaces in and around Fremantle with some of Perth’s favourite musicians.

First up we catch Lucy Peach in the confines of the Fremantle Tourist Wheel on the Esplanade Reserve, Fremantle. Lucy and her band mates, Luke Dux (The Floors) on guitar and John Brown (Odette Mercy and The Soul Atomics) on percussion, roll through three sublime tunes as they fly around the skies over Fremantle. Lucy serenades us – Silver Tongue, Pineapple Poll and Lamb – in her very unique and incredibly humble style.

Lucy tells stories of love and loss while exuding a wonderful sense of positivity. Her music, even stripped back is expansive and encompassing in nature. The View From Here will cover a variety of genres, showcasing the wellspring of talent in Western Australia’s music scene.

The performances themselves will also take place in a variety of unique Fremantle locations, to be revealed as the series progresses.

Thanks to the City of Fremantle and Fremantle Story: Be Part of the story for their support In The View From Here.

Head to fremantlestory.com.au to find more live music in Fremantle.

RTRFM and The City of Fremantle acknowledges the Whadjuk people as the traditional owners of the greater Fremantle/Walyalup area and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still important to the Nyoongar people today.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #1: Methyl Ethel

RTRFM’s twelve-part online short film series, The View From Here, sees RTRFM invite some of Western Australia’s finest acts to perform live in a variety of unique locations.

Perth experimental pop trio Methyl Ethel kick the series off with a set of five dreamy pop gems, performed live in the tight confines of the RTRFM office. Punctuated by Jake Webb’s haunting vocals and textural, ambient guitar sounds, the band effortlessly blend pop sentimentality and sweeping soundscapes.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #10: Grace Barbé

RTRFM’s online short film series The View From Here returns, with the island rhythms of Grace Barbé at the centre of episode ten. Flanked by band members Jamie Searle, Joelle Barbé and Dan Carroll in RTRFM’s Studio A, Grace Barbé weaves through a live set that draws from the diverse cultural mélange of her native Seychelles.

Grace’s signature ‘Afro-Kreol’ style fuses tropical island rhythms with Afrobeat, Latin, rock, reggae, jazz and pop influences. An accomplished and celebrated singer/songwriter, Grace is at home on both guitar and bass, and impressively switches between singing in English, Kreol and French.

Grace won the WAM Award for Best World Act every year over the period 2009-2013, while her song ‘Fatige’ took out the WAM Song of the Year (World Category) award in 2014. Following the release of her debut album ‘Kreol Daughter’ (2009) and latest release ‘Welele!’ (2013), Grace has performed at major festivals in Mauritius, La Reunion and Seychelles, as well as Australian festivals WOMADelaide, Byron Bay Bluesfest and Woodford Folk Festival.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #12: Doctopus

RTRFM’s twelve-part series The View From Here concludes its first season with a episode of live performances from Perth’s premiere slacker rock buddies Doctopus.

Forged in the fires of North Perth and residing from their spiritual home of The Bird, Doctopus have toured Australia and the USA with good pals Pond, stumbled over the stages of Groovin’ the Moo and Camp Doogs and earned a reputation as one of the most stupidly fun live bands in Perth.

Earlier this year the rambunctious trio popped by the RTRFM studios to smash out a 25-minute set in the middle of our office, including performances of Wobbegong, A.O.E., Feel Good Hits and Social Anxiety. Doctopus are on a brief break but will be playing shows near you very soon. In the meantime, this is the next best thing to seeing them in the flesh.

The View From Here is a twelve-part short film series that launched in November 2014 with support from the Department of Culture and the Arts. The series aims to showcase the wellspring of talent in Western Australia’s music scene, across a variety of genres and locations. This episode is the last DCA-funded production of The View From Here.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #13: Ruby Boots

RTRFM’s award-nominated short film series The View From Here returns for its second season with Episode 13, featuring Perth alt-country star Ruby Boots playing on the hallowed stage of the Perth Concert Hall.

Ruby Boots – the stage name of singer-songwriter Bex Chilcott – is one of WA’s proudest musical exports of the last decade, having toured internationally in support of her debut album, Solitude; supporting the likes of Adalita, Reverend Horton Heat, Tim Rogers & Father John Misty; and winning the Best Country Act at the West Australian Music Awards for the last five years running.

Backed by a drummer Elliot Smith, bassist Belle Harvey and guitarist Lee Jones, Episode 13 of The View From Here sees Ruby Boots delivers 16 minutes of intimate, country-tinged Americana in front of the stunning expanse of one of the most iconic performance spaces in Western Australia.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #14: Rabbit Island

RTRFM’s award-nominated short film series The View From Here returns for its second season with Episode 14, featuring Rabbit Island performing in the basement of iconic continental deli, The Re Store, Leederville.

Joined by longtime collaborator Nicholas Allbrook and sporting two guitars, a piano and an ethereal, angelic voice, Rabbit Island perform a raw and intimate five-song set in the continental deli’s cozy warehouse space.

Rabbit Island the moniker of Amber Fresh, is joined by an ever-evolving cast of friends.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #15: Erasers

RTRFM’s award-nominated short film series The View From Here returns for its second season with Episode 15, featuring ambient duo Erasers silhouetted by the Perth skyline on the rooftop of the Art Gallery of Western Australia in the Perth Cultural Centre.

Their debut full-length release, Stem Together, came out in September 2015 and was an RTRFM local feature album.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #16: Nicholas Allbrook

RTRFM’s award-nominated short film series The View From Here returns for its second season with Episode 16, featuring the exquisite song writing of Nicholas Allbrook filmed in the belly of the Pleasure Craft as part of Fringe World 2016.

We place the Pond front man in to a land locked recycled boat, built by local WA artist A Good Looking Man which was situated as a pop up venue during Perth’s Fringe World 2016.

Nicholas settles himself in for a short set of wonderfully crafted songs, telling us stories of loss, love and the wonders of living in Western Australia.

The juxtaposition of placing a larger then life musician into a quiet, subdued and wonderfully crafted art work gives us a view into the world of Western Australian art both musical and visual. Nicholas’s vocals sore and his treble laden guitar twangs throughout the boat in a perfectly crafted set of songs from his most recent release Pure Gardiya.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #17: Verge Collection

RTRFM’s award-nominated short film series The View From Here returns for its second season with Episode 17, featuring tales of suburbia from Verge Collection. Verge Collection, fronted by Ben Morris settle into a five set performance in the Tiki surrounds of Hula Bula Bar in Perth’s inner city.

Come for a trip into Ben’s world, telling stories of high school angst, love in the suburbs and finding your place in the world.

Verge Collection are the growing darlings of the WA indie-pop world with carefully crafted tunes bringing us into the world of suburban Perth.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #2: The Growl

This month, RTRFM’s The View From Here film series throws a spotlight on West Australian band, The Growl.

The film is the second of 12 to be released monthly over the forthcoming year; giving viewers a taste of The Growl’s unique brand of dirty Australian blues-rock, fronted by Cameron Avery and his distinctively deep, low-slung vocals.

Avery took some time out of his busy schedule performing with Tame Impala and Pond to film The View From Here in RTRFM’s Studio A on a return visit to Perth.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #3: Mei Saraswati Band

RTRFM’s The View From Here film series continues in 2015 with the release of episode three, which features the honeyed vocals and hypnotic world beats of Mei Saraswati Band.

Filmed at Perth’s Yo Yo Studios, The View From Here‘s latest instalment captures a rare performance from the nine-piece band, which has only performed live a handful of times to date. The band ran through three songs – Swamp Gospel, Dash and Power in the Soul – two of which appear on Saraswati’s 2013 release, ‘Hypermeditations’.

Saraswati has gained a loyal fan base, both within the Perth music scene and beyond, following several years performing and recording as a solo artist. This most current incarnation of her unique musical vision has been hotly anticipated by many. Saraswati’s music is celestial, futuristic, soulful and earthy all at the same time, encompassing RnB influences and layered patterns of melody, awash with cosmic synths.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #4: Mathas

RTRFM’s The View From Here film series continues, with episode four in the twelve-part series providing a platform for the intelligent hip-hop and skilful wordsmithery of local emcee Tom Mathieson, aka Mathas.

Mathas’ sound marks a new, divergent breed of Australian hip-hop, blending inventive beats with introspective lyricism and well-paced, emotional delivery. Mathas is not afraid to tackle difficult subject matter, and he masterfully peppers his observations with humour, honesty and refreshing insight.

Filmed in RTRFM’s Studio A, The View From Here: Episode Four sees Mathas perform five tracks live, cocktail in hand. Mathas’ new album, Armwrestling Atlas, is due to come out later this year.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #5: Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse

Filmed in the RTRFM office, on Noongar land, The View From Here episode five features celebrated indigenous acoustic duo, Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse.

In 2012, Williams and Ghouse released their debut album, Kalyakoorl (meaning ‘forever’), the first album to be released in the Noongar language. The duo’s uniquely West Australian sound made them a natural choice for inclusion in The View From Here series.

Williams and Ghouse adeptly translate feeling through their music and use of the Noongar language. Universal themes of love, loss and belonging are all wholeheartedly delivered, and felt, by the listener. It’s beautiful music that can – and regularly, does – silence a room.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #6: Mt. Mountain

RTRFM’s The View From Here film series reaches its halfway point, with the release of episode six in the twelve-part series.

Comprised of fuzzed-out basslines, meandering guitars and frontman Stephen Bailey’s haunting, hypnotic vocals, Mt. Mountain are creating music that sounds like it could come straight out of the Californian desert, whilst retaining a unique quality all of their own.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #7: Peter Bibby and His Bottles of Confidence

Peter Bibby and His Bottles of Confidence are the latest Western Australian act to feature in RTRFM’s twelve-part short film series, The View From Here.

The Perth singer-songwriter, now Melbourne-based, took to the RTRFM office flanked by His Bottles of Confidence, to perform five songs live for The View From Here’s seventh episode.

Accented by soaring violin, Bibby and the Bottles ramshackle alt-folk meets Australiana sound is a disarming combination of rawness, sincere emotion and self-deprecation.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #8: Dianas

June sees the release of a new episode in RTRFM’s twelve-part online short film series, The View From Here – and with it, a new Western Australian act at the centre of the action.

The dreamy, lo-fi sounds of Perth garage surf-pop trio Dianas are the focus of The View From Here‘s eighth episode. Dianas performed five of their skillfully crafted pop gems live in the RTRFM studios, captured by talented local filmmaker Sam Price.

Featuring the sugared twin vocals of guitarist Caitlin Moloney and bassist Nathalie Pavlovic, weaving guitar lines and a propulsive rhythm section – thanks in part to drummer, John Lekias – Dianas have firmly cemented themselves as a local live favourite.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here #9: Scalphunter

July sees the release of episode nine in RTRFM’s twelve-part online short film series, The View From Here – and with it, a new Western Australian act at the centre of the action. Whatever you think you know about punk rock, chuck it out the window and grin as you watch it smashed to smithereens.

Scalphunter are here to obliterate expectations. The hard rockin’, hard livin’ four-piece took to Northbridge live music venue The Bird’s leafy courtyard for an explosive set of raw and abrasive punk rock. Lead by larger-than-life frontman Steve Knoth, Scalphunter rip through a fifteen-minute, five-song set of blistering rock and lightning-fast riffs, in what is perhaps the most dynamic episode of The View From Here to date.

The band’s ear-shattering sound and unbridled live energy has won them many fans in Western Australia and beyond, multiple WA Music Award nominations, and supports for numerous Australian and international touring acts, including The Mark Of Cain, The Datsuns and High On Fire. The band have recently turned their attention to recording with the award-winning Adam Round at North Fremantle’s Electric City Studios, with their debut album slated for release in early 2016.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here: Abbe May

RTRFM have teamed up with Fremantle story to bring you the next series of The View From Here, RTRFM’s long running video series highlighting local bands in unique and special locations. For this series RTRFM heads to the port city to showcase the amazing spaces in and around Fremantle with some of Perth’s favourite musicians.

We join Perth’s favourite musical daughter Abbe May as she takes over the Fly By Musicians Club in the amazing Victoria Hall on High Street, Fremantle. Abbe May, joined by KT Rumble (Bass) and Matt Wright (Drums) roll through thirteen minutes of blistering, guitar ladened classic Abbe May sounds. Constantly re-inventing herself, Abbe takes on the roll as front person better then anyone in Australia. They roll through four songs – Are We Flirting, Like Me Like I Like You, Universe and Mamailan Locomotion – ebbing and flowing through the sublime to the straight up rocking, showing her range as a player and a vocalist. Abbe’s sound fills the amazing 120-year-old Victoria Hall with her unique and perfectly suited music. An amazing building to match an amazing performer.

The View From Here will cover a variety of genres, showcasing the wellspring of talent in Western Australia’s music scene. The performances themselves will also take place in a variety of unique Fremantle locations, to be revealed as the series progresses.

Thanks to the City of Fremantle and Fremantle story: Be Part of the story for their support In The View From Here. Head to fremantlestory.com.au to find more live music in Fremantle. Watch The View From Here, Episode Twenty-One: Abbe May in its entirety now, via rtrfm.com.au/theviewfromhere/.

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RTRFM’s The View From Here: Best Of

RTRFM’s award winning The View From Here highlights the amazing talent we have in the West Australian music scene.

Compiled by RTRFM volunteer Aleela, enjoy this short video highlighting the artists that have shown us The View From Here 2016

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RTRFM’s The View From Here: The Growl – Preview

Short trailer for The View From Here: The Growl

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RTRFM’s View From Here #11: Catlips

The wonderfully wonky dance sounds of Perth’s Catlips is the latest Western Australian artist to feature in RTRFM’s twelve-part short film series, The View From Here.

Katie Campbell is the mind behind Catlips, one third of dreamy Perth band Kucka and she joined RTRFM in the lush courtyard of Northbridge venue The Bird for The View from Here’s eleventh episode. Catlips has fast garnered both local and national acclaim with an unmistakable aesthetic in both her colourful, dense production and homemade visuals.

Said to channel everything from Four Tet to Nicolas Jaar through a neon glazed blender, it is no surprise that this intriguing artist has recently been nominated for WAM’s Most Popular New Act of 2015. Launching her latest EP Casual (released through Perth label Pilerats) in March 2015 with a raucous pool party, Catlips had the opportunity to showcase at Bigsound in September and bring her own flavour of multi-sensory house music to venues across the country.

After her set at Camp Doogs this year, Campbell returned to Perth and released a much awaited single Silver Smoke on October 15. Basslines drip through a haze of European-inspired house sounds, capturing the warm essence of our city, while maintaining her undeniable global appeal.

The View From Here is a twelve-part short film series that launched in November 2014 with support from the Department of Culture and the Arts. The series aims to showcase the wellspring of talent in Western Australia’s music scene, across a variety of genres and locations.

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RTRFM’s View From Here #18: Drowning Horse

RTRFM’s award-nominated short film series The View From Here concludes its second season with Episode 18, featuring Perth’s kings of doom, Drowning Horse.

Playing on the hallowed stage of the Perth Concert Hall, the five –piece band run though a 20 minute, 2 song set that defies their location. The sheer sight of a band like Drowning Horse in a venue like this is breathtaking, pushing the decibel meter beyond that of a jumbo jet and filling the room with haze.

Drowning Horse have been rarely seen on a stage since releasing their second full-length album Sheltering Sky in 2015, but it’s easy to see here why their live show is the stuff of legend. Every note and every beat is imbued with tectonic weight.

Vocalist Kim McConchie empties his lungs with each guttural scream. Every moment is brimming with either anticipation or catharsis. The Perth Concert Hall has never been home to so much tension.

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RTRFM’s View From Here #20: Thee Loose Hounds

RTRFM have teamed up with Fremantle story to bring you the next series of The View From Here, RTRFM’s long running video series highlighting local bands in unique and special locations.

For this series RTRFM heads to the port city to showcase the amazing spaces in and around Fremantle with some of Perth’s favourite musicians.

We join Thee Loose Hounds deep in the bowels of Fremantle as they take up position in the Whalers Tunnel, Bathers Beach Art Precinct, Fremantle. Thee Loose Hounds, consisting of Graeme Duffy (Drums), Matty Rodrigues (Guitar), Reuben Unkovich (Guitar, Vocals) roll through fifteen minutes of relentless rock n’ roll, blasting down High Street. They roll through six songs – My Brain Doesn’t Work, Diggin’, Psychodelic Music, Fried Pickles and Mayonaise, WRAY GUN (!) and Scabs – in an onslaught of the senses.

Reverb and fuzz reverberating through the tunnel and into the world of Fremantle. Rueben’s vocals soar and fall in a haze of distortion. As quickly as it starts it is over, returning the Whaling Tunnel to its once serene self, a walk way to Bathers Beach and a landmark of Fremantle.

The View From Here will cover a variety of genres, showcasing the wellspring of talent in Western Australia’s music scene. The performances themselves will also take place in a variety of unique Fremantle locations, to be revealed as the series progresses. Thanks to the City of Fremantle and Fremantle story: Be Part of the story for their support In The View From Here.

Head to fremantlestory.com.au to find more live music in Fremantle.

RTRFM and The City of Fremantle acknowledges the Whadjuk people as the traditional owners of the greater Fremantle/Walyalup area and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still important to the Nyoongar people today.

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Seun Kuti ID (RTRFM)

Seun Kuti ID (RTRFM)

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Shooting At Unarmed Men Sweep

Shooting At Unarmed Men- Sweep

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Slightly Odway- POW Negro v Hideous Sun Demon

“We are just a big fan of Hideous and we love everything that they do”

This morning we continued our Breakfast with Caitlin segment, Slightly Odway, where we are ask local bands to come on in and cover another local band.

This week POW Negro took to the mic to cover Hideous Sun Demon’s Monogamy.

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Slightly Odway; Ryan Beno v Foam

We continued our Breakfast with Caitlin segment, Slightly Odway, where we are ask local bands to come on in and cover another local band.

This week Ryan Beno took to the studio to cover local rockers, FOAM.

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Slightly Odway: Akioka v The Scientists & Mei Saraswati

Who would have thought The Scientists and Mei Saraswati went together so perfectly?!

Perth producer Akioka brought together ’80s punk and spiritual R’n’B on RTRFM 92.1’s SlightlyOdway this morning with a “Swampland Gospel”.

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Slightly Odway: Demon Days v Spacey Jane

“Not only is this song ‘a slapper’ but the first gig we ever played as a band, we also played with Spacey Jane, and it was one of their first gigs, I feel like we’ve kind of grown together as bands”

On SlightlyOdway this week Demon Days tackle the brand new track from buddies Spacey Jane.

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Slightly Odway: Emlyn Johnson v Salary

On SlightlyOdway this week mysterious man Emlyn Johnson took an unreleased, but well loved Sean Gorman track and put his acoustic spin on it.

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Slightly Odway: Lucy Peach & Luke Dux

We continued our new Breakfast with Caitlin segment, Slightly Odway, where we are ask local bands to come on in and cover another local band.

This week Lucy Peach and Luke Dux take on Methyl Ethel modern day classic ‘Twilight Driving’. Catch Slighty Odway, every Wednesday from 8:15am on Breakfast with Caitlin.

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Slightly Odway: PUCK v Childsaint

“We’ve never done a gig without a drumkit before”… Doom dudes PUCK got it SO right on SlightlyOdway this morning.

A while ago they recorded their own take on Childsaint’s ‘Cold Summer’ but this morning was the first time they stripped it back and performed it live in the RTRFM 92.1 studio.

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Slightly Odway: Rag ‘n Bone V Childsaint and Ben Witt

“We couldn’t pick between the two so we thought, why don’t we mush them together” RAG N’ BONE swung by with Taylah this morning on Breakfast for Slightly Odway to take on Childsaint and Benjamin Witt in one massive tune.

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Slightly Odway: Reef Prince v Sabre Tooth Tigers

“I love this ocean. I love this city” RTRFM 92.1 ???? Reef Prince. Before hit Ezra Pound for the RTRFM Radiothon Party 2017, Stephen Bellair from Doctopus brought his rap persona to SlightlyOdway.

He was joined by James Ireland and Hamish Rahn from HAMJAM plus Nicholas Allbrook from POND for this reinvention of The Sabre Tooth Tigers’ “Rock ‘n’ Roll Music Forever”.

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Slightly Odway: Riley Pearce v Split Seconds

“The first stuff I was singing was Summer of 69 or Eagle Rock…”

Riley Pearce has come along way since those early days singing along to old songs in his bedroom…

To celebrate the release of his beautiful new song “Misplaced” he dropped by RTRFM 92.1 to share his love of Split Seconds on SlightlyOdway on Breakfast.

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Slightly Odway: Sam Rocchi and Emma Stokes V Shit Narnia

We got those doughnuts with alcohol in them!”

Sam Rocchii and Emma Stokes (Daisies Net) had a productive Valentine’s Day this year – deciding to turn Sam’s demos into an album.

This morning they dropped by RTRFM 92.1 and took Shit Narnia’s song “Teeth” to new heights on SlightlyOdway.

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Slightly Odway: Timothy Nelson v Capital City

“The only reason I have a copy is through absolute piracy cos you can’t get this record anywhere…”

It was Timothy Nelson turn on SlightlyOdway, taking on Capital City’s “Don’t Throw Our Love Away” live in the RTRFM 92.1 studio.

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Slightly Odway: Wooly Mammoth v Shy Panther

“It’s a fresh little baby” The guys from Wooly Mammoth only just discovered fellow local band Shy Panther – and it was love at first sight.

They took on new song ‘Pippen’ live in the RTRFM 92.1 studio for SlightlyOdway this morning.

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Slighty Odway: Carla Geneve v Peter Bibby

“It’s just a perfect song really” Albany-via-Perth musician Carla Geneve has only recently discovered local balladeer Peter Bibby and she’s a already a massive fan of his storytelling and humour.

She dropped by RTRFM 92.1 to play “Stinking Rich” on SlightlyOdway.

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Subscription Promo 94

Subscription Promo 94

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techno from england

Discussing the rivalry between London and Manchester within the techno scene

The Drones ID (RTRFM)

The Jesus & Mary Chain Automatic interview

The Jesus & Mary Chain abt Automatic interview

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The Love Junkies ID Breakfast

The Love Junkies ID Breakfast

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The Menagarie Choir

There’s masses of music being made and performed in ways the artists see fit. They devise structure and chords and a style that suits their sound and best suits the message they’re sending. But that doesn’t stop other people grabbing the tunes they like and turning them into something else.

That’s what some hipster’s who wanted to get their song on decided to do. They formed the Menagerie Choir. They came into sing us a Christmas tune(s), This Year by The Mountain Goats and Just Like Christmas by Low.

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The View from Here #22: Davey Craddock & The Spectacles

RTRFM have teamed up with Fremantle story to bring you the next series of The View From Here, RTRFM’s long running video series highlighting local bands in unique and special locations. For this series RTRFM heads to the port city to showcase the amazing spaces in and around Fremantle with some of Perth’s favourite musicians.

The final episode in our Fremantle series sees us head to the iconic WA Ship Wrecks Museum as Davey Craddock & The Spectacles roll through three tunes in the historic Batavia Room, in the shadow of the famous Batavia wreck. Davey Craddock & The Spectacles, made up of WA music luminararies, Luke Dux (The Floors, Lucy Peach, Kill Devil Hills), Josef Grech, Mo Wilson (Mo Wilson and the Drivers), Bryn Stanford (Mei Saraswati) and Davey Craddock himself.

Watch as they roll through three brand new songs from his soon to be released sophomore album – Not In My Backyard (You Said), The Bomb from Broome and One Punch – with a new found darker, brooding and heavier sound. Davey has evolved as a song writer and composure and fills the iconic building with his soaring vocals and driving melodies.

Thanks to the City of Fremantle and Fremantle story: Be Part of the story for their support In The View From Here. Head to fremantlestory.com.au to find more live music in Fremantle.

RTRFM and The City of Fremantle acknowledges the Whadjuk people as the traditional owners of the greater Fremantle/Walyalup area and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still important to the Nyoongar people today.

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They Might Be Giants ID (RTR)

They Might Be Giants ID (RTR)

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This is A journey into sound Intro

Large techno bass like intro for a electronically orientated show.

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This Is Z ID

This Is Z-ID

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Timothy Nelson ID

Timothy Nelson-ID

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Tomas Ford ID Breakfast

Tomas Ford ID Breakfast

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Triple J welcome

Triple J becomes a national broadcaster, which marks a milestone as they were considerably non conservative.

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Turn Back The Hands Of Time (Nostalgia)

Turn Back The Hands Of Time (Nostalgia)

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Turnstyle Adam ID (Brekkie)

Turnstyle Adam ID (Brekkie)

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Turnstyle GMC ID (Brekkie)

Turnstyle GMC ID (Brekkie)

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USol Stinga Radiothon 2001 Ad

Sol Stinga Radiothon 2001 Ad

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UWA Promo Cart 90s

Cart for the UWA open day ‘you can do something interesting with your brain’.

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Vershun Galore Sweeper

Vershun Galore-Sweeper

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We Enjoying Ourselves ID

We Enjoying Ourselves-ID

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Wee Waa Woo WOo Bar Sweep

‘Do you know what happens when you take out the 4 d’s in edward woodwood’s name?’